Founded in 2002 by Jörg Wisniewski, the Lot-tissimo.com website lists art and antiques auctions from across Europe. Around 270 auctioneers use the portal which has listed 12 million lots since 2002.
The deal will allow auctioneers to list and webcast their sales on Lot-tissimo.com, auction.fr and thesaleroom.com, providing auctioneers with a presence in Europe’s three largest art markets (the UK, France and Germany) through one catalogue upload and a single operator app.
The two companies have had a relationship since 2010 when ATG first provided technology for live internet bidding for Lot-tissimo.com.
John-Paul Savant, Auction Technology Group CEO, said: “This is a great step for our company. Our combined businesses will be able to invest even more heavily in technology and spend more on marketing to bring more bidders. We will also be able to offer access to a pan-European audience - great news for our auctioneer customers and their consignors.”
Wisniewski added: “Lot-tissimo and ATG have worked together since 2010 and being fully part of their group will enable us to develop further functionality for our clients, and to streamline and integrate some of the processes.”
